First significant pause in YM
Today’s price action in the YM (e-emini future for the Dow Jones) looks to be closing with a shooting star candle on very high volume, […]
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And so the Bitcoin collapse begins
In my post of a little over a week ago which I entitled ‘Bitcoin et al….look out below’ and to the annoyance of many crypto […]
Bitcoin et al – look out below!
If it wasn’t clear already, the next few days for Bitcoin investors is likely to be traumatic and seminal as the daily chart for the […]
Gold finds its mojo
The monthly chart for gold gives gold traders and investors some much needed cheer as the precious metal now has some solid support at $1257 […]
Political factors for the euro and Canadian dollar
Of the currency major pairs eur/usd and usd/cad are probably the most interesting as both the euro and Canadian dollar are being driven higher, not […]
USD slide pauses
Recent sharp falls in the USD appear to have paused with the currency of first reserve now finding some support at the 90 price region […]
Gold pauses on USD strength
The current heavy focus on cryptocurrencies has meant less of a spotlight on gold, which has been staging an impressive rally since mid December, and […]
Yen & VIX continue lower
With US indices continuing to march ever higher, no surprise to see our Yen complex of pairs move strongly upwards, and bearish sentiment in the […]
Bitcoin futures buyers move back in
As volume begins to build on the CBOE futures contract following the holiday period, it was the buyers who stepped in yesterday to help drive […]
Battle of the Bitcoin – CME or CBOE ?
If 2018 will be remembered for anything, it will probably be the year the cryptocurrency revolution moved into the mainstream markets, and with both the […]
US dollar continues to remain bearish
As the new trading year starts, one of the big questions for the first quarter is whether the US dollar is going to find some […]
USD suffers from US tax reform jitters
At the start of the last trading week for 2017 last Friday’s positive sentiment for the USD appears to have evaporated, as our USD index […]
Two bar reversal delivers on Aussie cross pairs
One of my favourite candle patterns when trading forex is a pattern that occurs and recurs on all time frames, and it is the two […]
Brexit talks halt rise in 6B
As spot forex traders we often neglect to consider the futures market for a view on market sentiment, which is a great shame because often […]
Euro commodity crosses at key levels
Of our three euro commodity cross pairs, namely eur/aud, eur/nzd and eur/cad, it is the weekly chart for these pairs that is the most interesting, […]
Gold failing to capitalize on weaker USD
The recent fall in the USD should have given gold traders and investors cause to celebrate given its strong inverse relationship with the precious metal, […]
Oil pauses ahead of next OPEC meeting
Over supply in the oil market continues to dominate the longer term picture, and despite the recent rally in crude oil, statements from Saudi Arabia’s […]
Euro surge higher assisted by market mauling of AUD & NZD
Price action on our complex of euro pairs has seen the single currency move strongly higher, particularly against the Aussie and Kiwi where the surge […]